000 ABNT20 KNHC 201730 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT FRI SEP 20 2013 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO...LOCATED ABOUT 100 MILES NORTHEAST OF TAMPICO...IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. SINCE THE SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS DECREASED...AND THE LOW IS LESS DEFINED...THE POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT HAS DIMINISHED. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS... HOWEVER...COULD STILL FAVOR SOME SLIGHT DEVELOPMENT OVER THE WEEKEND...AND THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...20 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. AFTER THAT...THE LOW IS FORECAST TO INTERACT WITH A COLD FRONT IN THE EXTREME NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO...AND THE SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...30 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS. THE AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE MISSION SCHEDULED FOR TODAY WAS CANCELLED. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTH OF BERMUDA IS PRODUCING A LARGE BUT DISORGANIZED AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS. ALTHOUGH UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT CONDUCIVE...SOME DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SYSTEM MERGES WITH A COLD FRONT IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...20 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND A LOW CHANCE...20 PERCENT...DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS. && FIVE-DAY FORMATION PROBABILITIES ARE EXPERIMENTAL IN 2013. COMMENTS ON THE EXPERIMENTAL FORECASTS CAN BE PROVIDED AT... HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=ETWO $$ FORECASTER AVILA